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Vehicles can be used to track company and/or driver vehicles or to group drivers together. A vehicle can be associated with multiple drivers, however, a driver can only be associated with only one vehicle at a time. 

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Tip

Quick Tip

: If you do not need to keep track of the vehicle type of your drivers you can use Vehicles as a generic class or type for drivers.

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Field

Description

ID

Unique numerical ID. 

Vehicle Description

Description or name of the vehicle

Vehicle Class

Classification of the vehicle.

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How to Add a New Vehicle

  1. Go

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  1. to Maintenance > Vehicles.

  2. Click

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  1. the New

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  1.  button in the toolbar.

Alternate steps:

  1. Click the arrow next to

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  1. the New

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  1.  button, or press the N key.

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  1. Click Vehicle.

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How to Edit a Vehicle

  1. Go to Maintenance

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  1.  > Vehicles.

  2. Double-click the parcel you would like to edit.

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How to Delete a Vehicle

  1. Go to Maintenance

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  1.  > Vehicle.

  2. Double-click the vehicle you would like to delete.

  3. Click the Delete

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  1.  button at the bottom of the form.

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Vehicle Form 

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Field Name

Description

Vehicle

ID

Unique numerical ID. Once the ID is set when creating a new depot, it cannot be edited.

Class

The classification of the vehicle. The associated icon used for the vehicle on

the Dispatch

the Dispatch Board. 

  • Bicycle

  • Bobtail

  • Car

  • Motorcycle

  • Pickup

  • Scooter

  • Van

Description

The description of

The description of the vehicle that will be displayed on

the driver record and Dispatch

the driver record and Dispatch Board.

VIN

The Vehicle

The Vehicle Identification Number of the vehicle.

Min Weight

The minimum weight that the vehicle should be assigned to carry. This field is for reference only.

Max Weight

The maximum weight that the vehicle should be assigned to carry. This field is for reference only.

Length

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Requires X Dispatch 21.0 or newer.

Length used to calculate the dimensional weight of the vehicle. Entered and edited in the Dimensional Weight Calculator by clicking Image Modified

Width

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Requires X Dispatch 21.0 or newer.

Width used to calculate the dimensional weight of the vehicle. Entered and edited in the Dimensional Weight Calculator by clicking Image Modified

Height

InfoRequires X Dispatch 21.0 or newer.

Height used to calculate the dimensional weight of the vehicle. Entered and edited in the Dimensional Weight Calculator by clicking Image Modified

Max Dim Wgt

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Requires X Dispatch 21.0 or newer.

Auto populated by clicking Image Modified

Updating the Length, Width, Height values here will also update the values in the vehicle record. 

The Denominator must be manually entered and varies based on in your dimensions are in inches or centimeters and shipping methods. The standard divisor for inches and pounds is 166 for domestic and 139 for international. The standard divisor for centimeters and kilograms it is 6000 for domestic and 5000 for international. 

Note

Dimensional Weight cannot be more than 32,767.

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Capacity

The passenger capacity of the vehicle. This field is for reference only. 

Parking

The parking information for the vehicle. This field is for reference only. 

Relative Speed

The relative speed of

the vehicle. This

the vehicle. This can be useful if

the driver is

the driver is not sending

back GPS Updates which report

back GPS Updates which report the current speed of

the vehicle

the vehicle and is used when calculating the driver ranking. See Driver Ranking Configuration.

Vehicle Owner

Who owns the vehicle:

  • Company

  • Driver

License

State

License and registration information for the vehicle. 

InfoFor X Dispatch 20.0 or newer the 

The Expires date will be used with the Enforce Critical Dates in the Dispatch tab of Global Options.

Plate #

Registration

Expires

Insurance

Company

Insurance information for the vehicle. 

InfoFor X Dispatch 20.0 or newer the 

The Expires date will be used with the Enforce Critical Dates in the Dispatch tab of Global Options.


Agent

Phone

Policy

Expires

User Data

User Data 1

Reference fields you can use to store any additional data on

the vehicleFor X Dispatch 20.0 or newer the

the vehicle

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The User Data fields can be customized in the Dispatch tab of Global Options. See How to Set Up User Data Fields for Vehicle Records.

User Data 2

User Data 3

User Data 4

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